We travel mainly on foot, skis, snowshoes, bicycles and canoes during our activities. Our tours are organised in small groups, typically with a maximum of 12 participants.

Guests receive information about the local environment and culture, seasonal conditions and Finland’s everyman’s rights, with particular attention to the characteristics of the area they are visiting. Some of our tours include visits to prehistoric rock paintings. Guides provide information about the site and explain how it should be visited.

In winter, we use existing maintained cross-country ski tracks where appropriate. On ski tours, we also groom skiing tracks specifically for our groups, mostly following established winter trails. We aim to keep the amount of snowmobile driving needed for track preparation to a minimum. In summer, our hiking tours mainly follow marked hiking trails.

Picnic lunches around an open fire are part of many of our tours. We use designated campfire sites maintained by Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland, and pay a fee for the use of these facilities. Guides keep fires no larger than necessary and make sure they are properly extinguished after use. Open fires are not made when restrictions due to wildfire risk are in force.

We use composting toilets provided at campsites and rest areas. Where no toilet facilities are available, guides instruct guests on appropriate practices.

We buy the vast majority of our husky safaris from a partner that holds the Green Activities certificate as proof of responsible operations. The majority of our reindeer farm visits take place on farms that host tourists on a small scale. These visits do not include reindeer sleigh rides.

We practice catch and release, unless the fish will be prepared as food.

Our programmes don’t include motorised activities, such as snowmobiling or quad biking.

Some groups have the option of booking a snowmobile safari for an additional fee. We recommend short safaris of a couple of hours, with two people sharing a snowmobile.

On some of our summer hiking trips, customers can participate in bear watching and photography excursions for an additional fee. During these excursions, it is possible to watch and photograph the animals from a hide. The organisers of the bear watching trips follow applicable laws and guidelines and carry out the trips in a way that minimises their impact on the natural ecosystem. For example, the bears are only fed during the bear watching season.

We recommend drinking fresh Finnish tap water. We ask our guests to bring a reusable water bottle that can be filled with tap water for the day’s activities. At wilderness cabins, drinking water is brought in canisters. Bottled water is generally not available for purchase during our tours.

We encourage guests to use water sparingly, for example when showering. At wilderness cabins, water for washing and washing dishes is taken from the lake.

For picnic lunches, we use reusable dishes and cutlery. We encourage guests to bring their own reusable lunch box for sandwiches instead of using the paper bags we provide. Disposable plates and cups are used only when necessary.

Waste generated during our activities is brought back from the wilderness, with the exception of coffee grounds, which may be composted on site where appropriate. At the base camp, waste is sorted and recycled as far as possible, including plastic, metal, glass, cardboard, bottles and other recyclable materials. Batteries are taken to the appropriate collection points. Guests are also instructed to sort and dispose of their waste correctly.

Landfill waste from our operations mainly consists of broken equipment that cannot be repaired or reused. Equipment that is no longer used by our guests but is still in usable condition, such as skis, snowshoes and winter boots, is sold second-hand or donated. Unusable textiles, such as winter overalls, are taken to textile recycling collection points. Sheets and towels that we no longer need but are still usable are donated for reuse.

Our small home office has two full-time employees. The office is heated with Finnish wood pellets, and the room temperature is adjusted to avoid unnecessary energy use. We use energy-saving or LED light bulbs, and lights and electrical equipment are switched off when not in use

We sort and recycle all recyclable office waste. Items requiring separate collection, such as printer cartridges and light bulbs, are taken to appropriate collection points. We use paper with a recognised environmental certification or ecolabel and print only when necessary, using double-sided printing to reduce paper consumption. 

We do not produce printed brochures; all tour materials are digital or available online. Invoices are sent by email.